file created: 12/07/02 00:53:50 , last update: 05/31/00
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DD Manazuru
Imperial Japanese Navy motor torpedo boat
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Tomozuru
1933? 1945/03/01
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     3rdFlt/2ndBaseFor/MTBDiv21    
41/12/06 41/1208   NoPhilGrp/BasDefDiv2/MTBDiv21 land Batan   99 
41/12/22     NoPhilGrp/BasDefDiv2/MTBDiv21 land Lingayen Gulf   99 
41/12/29 42/01/02   MTBDiv21 escort convoy from Takao to Camiguin Is.   99 
41/13/31     MTBDiv21 removed RAdm Sueto Hirose from Jamagumo to became 2rd Attack Force temp. flagship   99 
42/01/04 42/01/08   MTBDiv21 escort convoy from Camiguin to Davao   99 
42/01/09 42/01/12   EFor/MTBDiv21 land Tarakan   99 
42/01/16 42/01/18   EFor/MTBDiv21 escort convoy from Tarakan to Jolo   99 
42/01/22 42/01/23   EFor/MTBDiv21 land Balikpapan   99 
42/01/28 42/02/09   EFor/MTBDiv21 escort convoy from Balikpapan to Cam Ranh Bay   99 
42/02/12 42/02/22     Davao - engine repairs   99 
42/02/23 42/02/25     sail from Davao to Balikpapan   99 
42/02/25 42/03/2?     Balikpapan - engine repairs   99 
42/03/10 42/05/05   SWAreaFlt/2ndSoExpFor/SpecBaseFor23 MTBDiv21 deactivated   99 
42/03/2 ? 42/03/28     sail from Balikpapan to Makassar   99 
42/03/28 43/05/09     Makassar - convoy escort duty   99 
42/05/05 43/04/01   Osaka Guard District     99 
42/05/09 42/05/23     sail from Makassar to Davao > Takao > Jura, Japan   99 
42/05/23 42/07/02     Jura - patrol/escort duty   99 
42/07/02 42/07/09     Kure - repairs in drydock   99 
42/10/25 43/03/1?     patrol/escort duty between Kushimoto and Jokosuka   99 
43/03/16 43/04/02     Maizuru - repairs   99 
43/04/01 43/09/05   Jokosuka Naval District     99 
43/04/21 43/09/13     Jura <> Jokosuka convoy escort duty   99 
43/09/05 43/11/15   SWAreaFlt/SurfCortDiv1     99 
43/09/13       departed Moji then Japan <> Manila convoy escort duty   99 
43/11/15 44/04/10   GenEscortCommand/SurfCortDiv1     99 
44/02/19 44/03     Sasebo - repairs, maintenance   99 
44/03/01 44/03/21     departed Sasebo, then Okinawa area convoy escort duty   99 
44/03/21 44/04/29     Sasebo - maintenance, repairs   99 
44/04/10     Sasebo Naval District/SurfCortDiv4     99 
44/04/29 44/10     departed Sasebo, then Japan <> Formosa convyo escort duties   99 
44/09/09       damaged by Queenfish 60 nm ENE of Babuyan Is. (19-45N, 120-56E)   85 
44/10/01 44/10/15     escort convyo from Ishigaki to Keelung, then back to Kagoshima   99 
44/10/16 44/10/30     escort convyo from Kagoshima to Okinawa and back   99 
44/11/03 44/11/30     escort convyo from Kagoshima to Okinawa > Mijako Retto > Keelung and back   99 
44/12/05 45/01/04     Sasebo - repairs, maintenance   99 
45/01/04 45/01/05     sail from Sasebo to Kagoshima   99 
45/01/24 45/02/18     patrol/escort duty between Kagoshima, Ushibuka and Okinawa   99 
45/02/21 45/02/28     escort convoy from Kagoshima to Amami-Oshima > Okinawa   99 
45/03/01       sunk(TF 38) off Naha, Okinawa   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 26-17N, 127-35E; 1945/05/20 struck from Navy List
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